392. Which is a Landkreis (rural district) in Lower Saxony?

Answer options

1. Ammerland
2. Rhein-Sieg-Kreis
3. Nordfriesland
4. Vogtlandkreis

Explanation

Ammerland is a Landkreis (rural district) of the Land of Lower Saxony; the other listed districts belong to different Länder (Rhein‑Sieg‑Kreis in North Rhine‑Westphalia, Nordfriesland in Schleswig‑Holstein, Vogtlandkreis in Saxony). Landkreise are municipal territorial corporations and thus part of the constitutionally guaranteed right to local self‑government (Article 28(2) Basic Law); they have an elected Kreistag and a Landrätin/Landrat and perform both their own and delegated tasks. Their existence illustrates the federal allocation of powers under the Basic Law, according to which the Länder structure the municipal level (in Lower Saxony, for example, under the NKomVG).